diff --git a/changes/bug13698 b/changes/bug13698
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9af22345b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug13698
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+  o Major bugfixes:
+    - When closing an introduction circuit that was opened in
+      parallel, don't mark the introduction point as
+      unreachable. Previously, the first successful connection to an
+      introduction point would make the other uintroduction points get
+      marked as having timed out. Fixes bug 13698; bugfix on 0.0.6rc2.
diff --git a/src/or/circuitlist.c b/src/or/circuitlist.c
index d9da1e7f88..1b4582ad95 100644
--- a/src/or/circuitlist.c
+++ b/src/or/circuitlist.c
@@ -1719,30 +1719,35 @@ circuit_mark_for_close_, (circuit_t *circ, int reason, int line,
     tor_assert(circ->state == CIRCUIT_STATE_OPEN);
     tor_assert(ocirc->build_state->chosen_exit);
     tor_assert(ocirc->rend_data);
-    /* treat this like getting a nack from it */
-    log_info(LD_REND, "Failed intro circ %s to %s (awaiting ack). %s",
-           safe_str_client(ocirc->rend_data->onion_address),
-           safe_str_client(build_state_get_exit_nickname(ocirc->build_state)),
-           timed_out ? "Recording timeout." : "Removing from descriptor.");
-    rend_client_report_intro_point_failure(ocirc->build_state->chosen_exit,
-                                           ocirc->rend_data,
-                                           timed_out ?
-                                           INTRO_POINT_FAILURE_TIMEOUT :
-                                           INTRO_POINT_FAILURE_GENERIC);
+    if (orig_reason != END_CIRC_REASON_IP_NOW_REDUNDANT) {
+      /* treat this like getting a nack from it */
+      log_info(LD_REND, "Failed intro circ %s to %s (awaiting ack). %s",
+          safe_str_client(ocirc->rend_data->onion_address),
+          safe_str_client(build_state_get_exit_nickname(ocirc->build_state)),
+          timed_out ? "Recording timeout." : "Removing from descriptor.");
+      rend_client_report_intro_point_failure(ocirc->build_state->chosen_exit,
+                                             ocirc->rend_data,
+                                             timed_out ?
+                                             INTRO_POINT_FAILURE_TIMEOUT :
+                                             INTRO_POINT_FAILURE_GENERIC);
+    }
   } else if (circ->purpose == CIRCUIT_PURPOSE_C_INTRODUCING &&
              reason != END_CIRC_REASON_TIMEOUT) {
     origin_circuit_t *ocirc = TO_ORIGIN_CIRCUIT(circ);
     if (ocirc->build_state->chosen_exit && ocirc->rend_data) {
-      log_info(LD_REND, "Failed intro circ %s to %s "
-               "(building circuit to intro point). "
-               "Marking intro point as possibly unreachable.",
-               safe_str_client(ocirc->rend_data->onion_address),
-           safe_str_client(build_state_get_exit_nickname(ocirc->build_state)));
-      rend_client_report_intro_point_failure(ocirc->build_state->chosen_exit,
-                                             ocirc->rend_data,
-                                             INTRO_POINT_FAILURE_UNREACHABLE);
+      if (orig_reason != END_CIRC_REASON_IP_NOW_REDUNDANT) {
+        log_info(LD_REND, "Failed intro circ %s to %s "
+            "(building circuit to intro point). "
+            "Marking intro point as possibly unreachable.",
+            safe_str_client(ocirc->rend_data->onion_address),
+            safe_str_client(build_state_get_exit_nickname(ocirc->build_state)));
+        rend_client_report_intro_point_failure(ocirc->build_state->chosen_exit,
+                                               ocirc->rend_data,
+                                               INTRO_POINT_FAILURE_UNREACHABLE);
+      }
     }
   }
+
   if (circ->n_chan) {
     circuit_clear_cell_queue(circ, circ->n_chan);
     /* Only send destroy if the channel isn't closing anyway */
diff --git a/src/or/or.h b/src/or/or.h
index b95bfb15a9..524f99daab 100644
--- a/src/or/or.h
+++ b/src/or/or.h
@@ -676,6 +676,10 @@ typedef enum {
 
 /* Negative reasons are internal: we never send them in a DESTROY or TRUNCATE
  * call; they only go to the controller for tracking  */
+
+/* Closing introduction point that were opened in parallel. */
+#define END_CIRC_REASON_IP_NOW_REDUNDANT -4
+
 /** Our post-timeout circuit time measurement period expired.
  * We must give up now */
 #define END_CIRC_REASON_MEASUREMENT_EXPIRED -3
diff --git a/src/or/rendclient.c b/src/or/rendclient.c
index 10d13a37bb..5e5a09e41f 100644
--- a/src/or/rendclient.c
+++ b/src/or/rendclient.c
@@ -370,8 +370,7 @@ rend_client_rendcirc_has_opened(origin_circuit_t *circ)
 }
 
 /**
- * Called to close other intro circuits we launched in parallel
- * due to timeout.
+ * Called to close other intro circuits we launched in parallel.
  */
 static void
 rend_client_close_other_intros(const char *onion_address)
@@ -388,7 +387,7 @@ rend_client_close_other_intros(const char *onion_address)
         log_info(LD_REND|LD_CIRC, "Closing introduction circuit %d that we "
                  "built in parallel (Purpose %d).", oc->global_identifier,
                  c->purpose);
-        circuit_mark_for_close(c, END_CIRC_REASON_TIMEOUT);
+        circuit_mark_for_close(c, END_CIRC_REASON_IP_NOW_REDUNDANT);
       }
     }
   }